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non-existent

non-existent is the alternative spelling of nonexistent.

Meaning of nonexistent

Adjective

nonexistent (not comparable)

  1. Not existent or existing; not real.
    • "Hrunk" is a nonexistent word.
  2. Not present or occurring.
    • Large cranes were virtually non-existent in the areas I worked with this truck, so we jacked everything on and off[.]2000, Bob Foster, Birdum or Bust!, Henley Beach, SA: Seaview Press, page 111

See all 3 meanings of nonexistent

Origin of non-existent

From non- + existent.

Questions about non-existent

What is non-existent the alternative spelling of?
Non-existent is the alternative spelling of nonexistent.

Words near non-existent in the dictionary

  1. non-exhaust
  2. non-exhaustive
  3. non-exhaustively
  4. non-existant
  5. non-existence
  6. non-existent
  7. non-expert
  8. non-experts
  9. non-expository
  10. non-facial
  11. non-factual

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Adapted from Wiktionary: non-existent (page history and authors); nonexistent (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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